Zechariah

Zechariah 11:9

⁹Then I said, “I will no longer shepherd you. Let the dying die, and the perishing perish; and let those who remain devour one another’s flesh.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then I said	וָאֹמַ֕ר	wā·’ō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
I will no longer	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
shepherd you	אֶרְעֶ֖ה	’er·‘eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
Let the dying	הַמֵּתָ֣ה	ham·mê·ṯāh	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H4191 die
die	תָמ֗וּת	ṯā·mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H4191 die
and the perishing	וְהַנִּכְחֶ֙דֶת֙	wə·han·niḵ·ḥe·ḏeṯ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular	H3582 hide, efface
perish	תִּכָּחֵ֔ד	tik·kā·ḥêḏ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3582 hide, efface
and let those who remain	וְהַ֨נִּשְׁאָר֔וֹת	wə·han·niš·’ā·rō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural	H7604 remain, be left over
devour	תֹּאכַ֕לְנָה	tō·ḵal·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H398 eat
one	אִשָּׁ֖ה	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
another’s	רְעוּתָֽהּ׃	rə·‘ū·ṯāh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H7468 fellow (-woman)
flesh	בְּשַׂ֥ר	bə·śar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1320 flesh

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.